Unit 2 Lesson 05

Unit 2 Lesson 05
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Activity Guide - Packets

Why Packets?
When you send messages over the Internet there’s always a chance for errors. If
you’re sending a huge file, and in the middle of the transmission you have a single
error, you’d need to resend the entire file. The solution to this problem is to split the
message into smaller chunks called packets. While errors could still occur, now they’ll
only affect the single packet, rather than the entire message. This of course
introduces new challenges that we’ll explore in this activity.

Protocol 1 - Just Send All the Packets

Write a single sentence that uses 5 - 10 packets. Send all the packets at once to your
partner. Then click “Log Browser”. Set the Router logs to “show my traffic” and
“show all routers”

Question 1: Do all of the packets in your sent messages always follow the same path? If not, describe at least two
different paths packets took.
They dint take the same pass,it depends if theres traffic or not.Like cars and roads if there is traffic, some cars goes
around .This might be faster or slowers

Question 2: Did every packet arrive in the correct order? Describe what went wrong and whether your partner was able
to read the message. If neither you nor your partner had an issue try sending another message.
No they didnt sent all in order. The messages got sent in a random order and yes but had to decipher what goes first.

Protocol 2 - Check for Errors

Create a protocol that will solve the problems you saw with Protocol 1 by doing some error-checking. The sender
should be able to construct a single multi-packet message that is sent at once. Afterwards they can keep
communicating to fix any errors in the transmission. Things to consider:
● How will the receiver know the order of the packets or if any are missing?
● How will the receiver request missing packets and what will the sender do in response?
● How will both sender and receiver know the full message arrived successfully?
Write the details of your protocol in the space below or the back of this sheet.
My protocol will know if the order of packets or if anythings is missing by sending order by being listed by
checkmarks. 1 check marks means delivered and 2nd means read this is how the sender and receiver if it was
successfully sent .

Computer Science Principles

 Unit 2 Lesson 05
Unit 2 Lesson 05

Computer Science Principles